Doctors in West Texas are confronting a surge of measles cases linked to alternative therapies, particularly vitamin A, that vaccine skeptics promote. Parents in areas like Gaines County are turning to these unproven treatments amidst a measles outbreak, with many children remaining unvaccinated. Physicians at Covenant Children's Hospital highlight cases of liver damage from excessive vitamin A intake, as some families have used it without medical supervision, despite the vaccine's efficacy being 97%. High doses of vitamin A are only recommended in hospitals for severe cases, emphasizing the need for proper medical guidance.
Parents in Gaines County, Texas, have increasingly turned to supplements and unproven treatments to protect their children against measles, many of whom are unvaccinated.
Physicians report treating children who took dangerously high doses of vitamin A, promoted by vaccine skeptics like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in liver damage.
Although high doses of vitamin A can be administered in a hospital setting for severe measles cases, experts advise against unsupervised consumption for prevention.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is about 97% effective, starkly contrasting the ineffectiveness of vitamin A as a preventive measure against measles.
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